Humber Bridge Board

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First report 19 Mar 2018•Latest report 10 Nov 2023

Reports, concerns and published responses

Reports over time

Reports naming this recipient by issue year.

* 2026 is projected from reports observed to 7 Sep 2026.

Reports
2

Naming this recipient

Published responses
50%

Found for named reports

Concerns addressed
0

Across all linked responses

Stated actions
7

Described in responses

Concerns and recipient responses

Statements from Humber Bridge Board linked to the concerns in each report. Select any concern, action or position to view the source wording.

  1. East Riding and Hull

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    Elizabeth Anne WATSON · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Elizabeth Anne Watson attended the Humber Bridge on 5 December 2022 and jumped from it, landing on Cliff Road; she was declared dead at the scene. The concerns included a lack of structured training, including input from trained mental-health professionals, for bridge security staff identifying and responding to people in mental-health distress, as well as delays in emergency and mental-health support responses.

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    Delays in emergency and mental health support responses

    Wider context from the report

    “While the “Right Care/Right Person” process appears to ensure that the correct emergency service should respond if called, delays in response means often staff are left dealing with a vulnerable person for many hours due to unavailability of emergency services or mental health support. ”
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    How this individual concern was interpreted

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    Lack of structured, clinically informed training for staff identifying and interacting with people in mental health crisis

    Wider context from the report

    “It appeared there was no structured training policy in place to ensure that staff are given appropriate training to deal with identifying vulnerable people. On joining, staff have an 8 weeks mentoring course, whereby an experienced colleague shows them the role and advises on what to look for. Staff may also undertake an on line suicide prevention course and mental health first aid at work as well as safety harness/working at height training. However there appeared to be no structure to any of the training for this vital role and of more concern there was no input from a trained medical professional with significant knowledge of working with those suffering from mental health crisis. Nor was there any current input with regard to how to talk and negotiate with people in crisis. I was informed that there were many very competent staff who had good intuition, but I have concerns that without appropriate and structured input from a health care professional, any experience on the job is based on unstable foundations. It was evident that the role is vitally important in identifying those at risk and seeking the appropriate help. Without receiving knowledge from someone trained in mental health, having a substantive input on negotiation and how to interact with those in crisis then the difficult job of assessing people and reacting appropriately with them becomes very difficult. ”
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  2. East Riding and Hull

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    Kellie Marie TAYLOR formerly known as Kellie Marie DANVILLE · Prevention of Future Deaths report

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    Report summary

    Kellie Marie TAYLOR, formerly known as Kellie Marie DANVILLE, died after jumping from the Humber Bridge into the river below. The concern was that the existing CCTV system did not provide images of sufficient quality to enable those monitoring it to accurately see behaviour or activities at the bridge, potentially delaying intervention.

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    Failure of CCTV image quality to support accurate monitoring of bridge activity

    Wider context from the report

    “I am concerned that if other individuals go to the bridge with the intention of jumping off or any other emergency were to occur, the quality of the TV system as it is now is such that their behaviour or activities cannot be accurately seen by those monitoring the system and as a consequence, intervention may not be provided in a timely fashion. ”
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Data last updated 7 September 2026